7 Beech Road, Purley On Thames, Reading, RG8 8DR
About 7 Beech Road
7 Beech Road is a detached house in Purley On Thames, Reading, Reading (RG8 8DR). It has a recorded floor area of 185 m² (around 1991 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1950-1966 and council tax band F. The latest certificate (May 2022) shows a D (score 62), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would push it to C (score 80).
At 185 m² the property is well over the postcode median (133 m² across 25 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. 2 planning records sit against the property, 1 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.
Energy performance
7 Beech Road's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Rating
Planning history
- Jul 2014
- Nov 2002ExtensionFullIn report
Extension: Single storey · Rear of property
Single storey extensions at the rear for family room and enlarged bedroom. Revision of previously approved garage to include games room in the roof.
- Documents
- 2 docs on file
- Reference
- 02/01929/HOUSE
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- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
7 Beech Road has no Land Registry sales on file, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands since registration began.
£862,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
No sales recorded with HM Land Registry
That can mean the property has never traded since the registry began publishing in 1995, was a new build that hasn't been registered yet, or is held in the same hands long-term.
Median price across the last 5 sales in RG8 8DR: £745,000 (2025–2022).
Nearby sales in RG8 8DR
21 Beech Road, Purley On Thames, Reading, RG8 8DR
Sold Mar 2025
£1,118,00019 Beech Road, Purley On Thames, Reading, RG8 8DR
Sold Jan 2023
£745,00055 Beech Road, Purley On Thames, Reading, RG8 8DR
Sold Nov 2022
£585,00029 Beech Road, Purley On Thames, Reading, RG8 8DR
Sold Oct 2022
£1,250,00057 Beech Road, Purley On Thames, Reading, RG8 8DR
Sold Aug 2022
£577,000
Versus other Beech Road homes
CO₂ Emissions for 7 Beech Road lags the street by a wide margin.
EPC Rating
62 (D)
Street avg 68 (D)
Floor Area
185 m²
Street avg 157 m²
CO₂ Emissions
7.0 t/year
Street avg 4.9 t/year
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.
Crime
2/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Westbury Lane — bus stop.
Closest school
0.5 km
Long Lane Primary School. 11 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
45.1dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
37.8dB








